palatine bone

English

Alternative forms

palatine (noun), os palatinum

Noun

palatine bone (plural palatine bones)

(anatomy) Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.

Translations

either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate

Catalan: os palatí m
Crimean Tatar: tañlay kemigi
Estonian: suulaeluu
Finnish: suulaenluu
French: os palatin (fr)
Hungarian: szájpadcsont
Icelandic: gómbein (is) n
Portuguese: osso palatino m
Russian: нёбная кость (njóbnaja kostʹ)
Spanish: palatino (es) m, hueso palatino m

References

“palatine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“palatine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary